2012 Project 52 #13
Downtown Los Angeles Wilshire and Figueroa
I design sounds for a living. I take pictures for fun. I say stupid things that are sometimes funny.
2012 Project 52 #12
LA Zoo Gorilla
I realized I’m amassing a little collection of ape photos, so I started a new Planet of the Apes set:
http://chuckrussom.smugmug.com/Animals/Planet-of-the-Apes/22076759_f9sch2#!i=1761841553&k=2722NjJ
Weird Sounds - Fun With Yogurt
You’d be amazed at the amount of weird and crazy sounds you can make from everyday household items. This is a recording of me plunging a drinking glass into a large tub of yogurt.
Photos of Los Angeles at Night
I started a new photo project heavily inspired by the film Collateral. I love that movie and I really like the way that it captures the city of Los Angeles at night. I’m drawn to scenes of cities at night and the visual look of that film inspired me to spend some time in Downtown LA capturing my own shots.
This is an ongoing project, I still have more shots that I’d like to get, so I need to spend more time trekking around the city at night. I’m posting a few photos from my first shoot. If you’d like to view all of the photos from this series, check out my gallery on Smugmug. If you are a fan of the film, you might even recognize some of the locations I shot.
http://chuckrussom.smugmug.com/Cities/Los-Angeles/Collateral/21968770_Mn4dvm#!i=1752318167&k=JMcwdVk
2012 Project 52 #11
In 1989, the Los Angeles Metro created an an Art Department to commission artists to incorporate artwork into transportation projects throught Los Angeles. Many Metro stations feature multiple pieces of artwork. Countless people pass by this artwork daily. Most never take notice. Few actually stop to look. I was taking pictures in the 7th Street Metro Center in Downtown LA and my eye was drawn to these murals. The artist is Joyce Kozloff and she has two pieces at this station: The Movies: Fantasies and The Movies: Spectacles. A single photo does not do this art justice, but that’s all I’ve got. If you’d like to read more, there is some info on Metro’s website:
http://www.metro.net/about/art/artworks/movies-fantasies/
